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Mexico City, July 10th, 2020.   On July 1st, 2020, the new Federal Law of Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP) was published in the Federal Official Gazette.  The FLPIP will enter into force on November 5th, 2020.   1.Preliminary Provisions 1.a.- The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (known by its Spanish initials as “IMPI”), asRead more

Mexico City, July 7th, 2020.   With the entry into force of the USMCA (T-MEC) and the reforms to the Federal Copyright Law (FCL), we enter into the regulation of the use of works and contents in the digital environment.   These new legal reforms to the FCL impose greater economic liabilities, even criminal liabilities,Read more

Mexico City, July 7th, 2020.   On July 1st, 2020, an important reform to the Federal Copyright Law was published in the Official Gazette. Such reform seeks to provide better protection to the holders of copyrights or related rights in the digital environment by regulating technological protection measures, rights management information, the liability of onlineRead more

Mexico City, March 24th, 2020.   In order to contribute to the prevention of the spread the COVID-19 virus, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MIIP) published yesterday an official notice by which all deadlines and time limits are suspended from March 24, 2020 to April 19, 2020 in all the processes and procedures thatRead more

  Mexico City, July 1st, 2020.   On June 29th and 30th, 2020, the Mexican Congress approved the new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property, which repeals the current Industrial Property Law.  Amendments to various provisions of the Federal Copyright Law were also approved to conform to the provisions of the Free TradeRead more

Mexico City, June 2020.   Following the agenda established within the Federal Government’s Gradual Plan towards a New Normalization, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MIIP) has published an agreement by means of which it extends the suspension of terms and deadlines with respect to all processes and procedures carried out before said Institute, asRead more

Mexico City, April 29th, 2020.   With the aim of contributing to the prevention of the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MIIP) published today, a governmental agreement that extends the suspension of all terms and deadlines from March 24, 2020 to May 30, 2020 in all processes and proceduresRead more

Mexico City, April 3rd, 2020. On March 27, 2020, the amendment to the Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI / SSA1-2010, ESPECIFICACIONES GENERALES DE ETIQUETADO PARA ALIMENTOS Y BEBIDAS NO ALCOHÓLICAS PREENVASADOS-INFORMACIÓN COMERCIAL Y SANITARIA (General Specifications of pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages- commercial and sanitary information -NOM-051), published on April 5, 2010, which will enter intoRead more

As a response its client’s needs, the firm decided to strength its Intellectual Property Practice Group. As a result Manuel Guerra Zamarro, former Director-General of the National Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR) for 12 years, joined the firm as senior Associate and new leader of the Entertainment Law practice area. Manuel has more than 29 yearsRead more

It is estimated that, in 2019, the fashion industry will grow in Latin America between 4 and 5%[1]. Furthermore, Mexico has been considered as the most attractive market for luxury brands inLatin America.[2]However, recently some well-known fashion brands have been involved in public discussions with wide exposure in the media, due to the use ofRead more